tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post3345272007269542855..comments2023-10-29T03:55:21.701-07:00Comments on Staying Alive: LOOKING AT THINGSStaying Alivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12833293437407206880noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-74680497699981046212008-07-31T04:39:00.000-07:002008-07-31T04:39:00.000-07:00It's been years since I ate cranberry beans, but I...It's been years since I ate cranberry beans, but I recall them as being quite tasty. Can't describe them more than that, I'm afraid. I think these were the beans that the Romans used... and the Romans loved their beans. <BR/><BR/>"If pale beans bubble for you in a red earthernware pot, you can oft decline the dinners of sumptuous hosts." Marcus Valerius Martialis (85 AD)<BR/><BR/>Hah. Sorry for that--I had the quote handy and couldn't resist. Anyway, I think you'll find cranberry beans as tasty and hearty as any other variety.<BR/>HandmaidenPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257697880645849334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-47556076503705485162008-07-30T22:26:00.000-07:002008-07-30T22:26:00.000-07:00Storing shell out beans is easy. Pick the nicest, ...Storing shell out beans is easy. Pick the nicest, biggest pods to save. Leave them on the vine until they are completely dried out(if it starts to get too wet you pick the whole plant and hang it somewhere dry and warm. Then shell out the beans and store them in a not quite airtight container in a cool dry place and plant next season. Peas are the same. We've done this for several years now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09771907353702591182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-54794828331399862322008-07-30T17:03:00.000-07:002008-07-30T17:03:00.000-07:00I hate to sound dumb but what is the flavor differ...I hate to sound dumb but what is the flavor difference in the pinto and the cranberry bean? I seen the cranberry beans the other day and thought about buying some for my preps but I dont think Ive ever eaten any...<BR/><BR/>Bird Flu WatcherLevy Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669712052949504484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-40128547889967463792008-07-30T13:37:00.000-07:002008-07-30T13:37:00.000-07:00Try looking into muscovy ducks. According to a fri...Try looking into muscovy ducks. According to a friend & what I've seen they are very hardy. Both parents work to raise & protect the chicks. They don't have as many oil glands as other ducks so don't need a pond and like to sleep in trees (among other things). A search would be worthwhile.<BR/><BR/>(Just rediscovered the blogger account I usually comment as Stephanie in AR)Stephanie in ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117946992633230458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569971501728849222.post-29126966494563772622008-07-30T10:49:00.000-07:002008-07-30T10:49:00.000-07:00You mention privitization of social security and h...You mention privitization of social security and how that would enable them to steel your retirement. Are you kidding?<BR/><BR/>Social Security as it is today has already been stolen. That thing they call the trust fund. Its got nothing in it but a big collection of IOUs from the various congresses that have come and gone.<BR/><BR/>When those IOUs come due you will come to the true realization of just how many TRILLIONS have been stolen from all of us.<BR/><BR/>Privitization had one hope. To stop the theft that was already occuring. Of course WallStreet isn't any better than the political class. They're all a bunch of crooks.cfloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816208855797635079noreply@blogger.com